Pegasus Group

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PEGASUS GROUP Pegasus Group was established in 2003 and has grown to become a leading independent, national planning consultancy. Our Planning, Design, Environment and Economics teams specialise in every aspect of the planning process, ensuring optimal results for our clients. Operating from ten offices and with over 230 members of staff throughout the UK, Pegasus prides itself on providing a service that is second to none. By employing specialists we can ensure optimal results and outstanding service. With an acute understanding of the changing nature of planning policy, at local and national level, we can inform and advise clients upon the implication of emerging planning and environmental planning policy and offer the most informed and sustainable solutions. Our reputation makes us leaders in our field and as such our commitment, passion and expertise is entirely client focused to ensure the best possible service..

PLANNING Planning is our core sector and the team specialise in different fields of the planning system, ranging from the strategic promotion of sites through the Development Plan process, through to the project management of large, medium and small development schemes via planning applications and/or planning appeals. Our team have extensive experience across many sectors of the industry, including housing, commercial, retail, leisure, healthcare and sustainable energy. Planning is fundamental to the principles of successful development with a need for recognition of key policies at a national and local level, to be balanced against the commercial realities of delivering new and viable development opportunities. Our Planning team services include: • • • • • • • •

Site Appraisals Pre-application Advice Planning Applications Design & Access Statements Public consultants Discharge of Planning Conditions Planning Appeals Expert Witness

Starbucks Coffee (UK) For the last 10 years Pegasus has provided full portfolio management services to Starbucks Coffee (UK)

RETAIL Retail planning policy and its successful interpretation can be complex and as such Pegasus Group has a specialist Retail Team to deal with this specialised subject. Targeting retail development to existing centres and assessing the impacts of retail development has been a longstanding policy requirement. However, there are a range of other important objectives and considerations relating to local choice and competition, accessibility to high quality retail services, impacts on job creation and the facilitation and investment towards wider regeneration objectives are increasingly relevant to major retail proposals. Our in-house experts are able to address all of these issues. Our Retail team services include: • • • • • • • • •

Planning Applications and Appeals Sequential Site Search Assessments Detailed Retail Impact Assessments Town Centre Health Checks and Vacancy Surveys Household Shopping Survey Questionnaires Development Contract and Enforcement Advice Listed Building and Conservation Area Advice Portfolio Management Community Consultation

Bibury Court, Cotswolds - Private Client Change of Use Grade I Listed Building to private dwelling

HERITAGE Historic built environment is a key feature of this Country’s rich and varied urban and rural landscape and includes designated heritage assets such as Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas, Scheduled Monuments and Registered Parks and Gardens as well as the many other undesignated heritage assets which can be found throughout the Country. Pegasus Group has in-house Heritage specialists that act for a number of private and public clients, advising on all aspects of the Heritage sector, including providing specialist advice to owners and custodians, undertaking building analysis and to preparing impact assessments as well as preparing detailed architectural and landscape design. Our Heritage team services include: • • • • • • • • • •

Statements of Significance Characterisation Assessments Conservation Audits Built Heritage Statements Justification Statements Research Project Management Heritage Appraisals Visual Impact Assessments Detailed Design

CONSULTATION Consultation is an essential step in the planning process. Recognising the need for expert advice and guidance, Pegasus Group established a specialist consultation team to help guide clients as they respond to the challenges of this changing agenda. Our team work closely with clients to help shape a bespoke approach to pre-application consultation. Our aim is to deliver positive, meaningful and inclusive public engagement in a way that adds value for all involved. Pegasus Group has developed four quality indicators which guide our approach to pre-application consultation. These ‘quality’ indicators are derived from a combination of relevant legislation and case law, guidance and good practice. Our Consultation team services include: • • • • • •

Expert Pre-application Consultation Advice Pre-application Consultation Strategies Leaflet, website and exhibition design and delivery Consultation Reports Organisational Training Expert witness services

URBAN DESIGN Urban Design and Masterplanning is a fundamental part of the development process. It is about making places that respond to planning, architectural, environmental and engineering objectives in an integrated way. Pegasus Urban Design excels at large scale urban extensions, strategies for area regeneration and detailed design. The work of our Urban Design team is often in support of planning applications and we have a very good understanding of the development control process and planning policy requirements in relation to design. Pegasus Urban Design has an excellent reputation and is well regarded, increasingly getting involved in expert design review and witness work. Pegasus excels in providing distinctive and sustainable developments that are based on a firm understanding of integration into existing movement networks, the existing landscape or the surrounding urban fabric. Our Urban Design team services include: • • • • • • • • • • • •

Sustainable Masterplanning Detailed Site Layouts Design Codes and Design Guides Development Frameworks Design and Access Statements Feasibility Studies Expert Witness Movement Network Studies Character Assessments Community Involvement Research/Policy Reviews Public Realm Strategies

LANDSCAPE DESIGN Landscape Planning and Design is carried out by an experienced team of qualified Landscape Architects, Landscape Graduates and Environmental Consultants. Our expertise spans the whole development process, from landscape strategies for sensitive rural sites to the detailed design and execution of schemes on site, in both urban and rural areas. Our approach is to encourage and promote the inclusion of landscape planning and design at the early stage of any given project, to demonstrate the value it can add and the positive influence that it may bring to bear in the overall process of the project through to fruition. Our Landscape Design team services include: • • • • • • • •

Landscape and Visual Assessments and Appraisals Landscape and Townscape Visual Impact Assessments Landscape and Townscape Character Studies Arboriculture and Hedgerow Surveys Detailed Design and Specifications Tender Procedure and Contract Administration Landscape Management Plans Hard and Soft Landscape Procurement

ARCHITECTURE Architectural expertise has become a very important element of our growth and our new Architecture team is dedicated to making a positive contribution to the built environment. We take on a wide range of projects across all sectors, from single bespoke dwellings to large mixed used developments. As well as designing new buildings we enjoy bringing new life to existing ones, whether that is remodelling/conversions or finding innovative ways to adapt listed structures in conservation areas. Working with other disciplines within Pegasus we can provide a full service from concept design, gaining permissions and overseeing construction to completion. Alternatively we offer specific elements such as feasibility studies, planning and building regulations application. Our Architecture team services include: • • • • • •

Concept Designs / Feasibility Studies Building Design (Residential or Commercial) One off bespoke houses Conversions / Remodelling of existing properties Full detailed design Construction detailing

GRAPHIC DESIGN Graphic design is an essential element in good communication and Pegasus offers a high quality design service through our Graphic Design team. The team have excellent ongoing client relationships, seamlessly bringing together a range of skills from both print and digital media to create strong successful solutions for a range of products. The team has extensive experience and are key to providing engaging graphics to support and enhance a range of project work. Our Graphic Design team services include: • • • • • • • • •

Consultation Graphics Exhibition Displays Brochures Leaflets Advertisements Reports Site Specific Visual Identity Branding Web Design

ENVIRONMENT Environmental specialists offer a comprehensive environmental planning service, with our regional teams experienced in effective management in environmental issues in accordance with UK and EU Legislation. Our environmental planners and landscape architects have a proven track record in delivering economic, realistic and sustainable solutions. Our experience is essential when addressing the specific needs and aspirations of our client, when realising the opportunities and confronting the constraints generated by proposed developments. Our Environmental team services include: • Environmental Impact Assessments • Environmental Statement Auditing • Environmental Management Plans • Expert Witness Service • Landscape and Visual Assessments • Visualisations • Landscape Design and Implementation • Landscape Masterplanning • GIS Pegasus Group is also a founding member of the institute of environmental management and assessment’s EIA Quality Mark.

Deeside, Weighbridge Road - Atem Solar Ltd Submitted a full planning application for the installation of a 45MW solar park on a 100ha site

ENERGY Energy keeps the world moving and the services Pegasus Group provide will help that continue. Our team has significant experience in providing planning and environmental advice for the provision of a range of energy projects. From a wide range and scale of renewable energy projects including on-shore and offshore wind farms, biomass power plants, solar parks, waste to energy, tidal / wave and anaerobic digestion schemes to onshore oil and gas projects. All of our projects are combinations of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), Planning and Landscape advice. Our teams manage the entire process, from initial pre-application discussions and feasibility studies; to EIA and public consultation preparation submission of the planning application; and proactively seeking to obtain planning permission thereafter. Our Energy team services include: • • • • • • • • • • •

Site Appraisals Pre-Planning Feasibility Studies Planning Applications Planning Statements Negotiations Design and Access Statements Visualisations Cumulative Impact assessments Seascape and Visual assessments Screening Scoping

ECONOMICS Economic growth sits at the heart of the Government’s agenda, with housebuilding recognised as playing a vital role. Pegasus Group have developed a housing market intelligence service which identifies the future housing needs of local areas. Our work analyses the balance between housing need and housing supply, particularly over the next 5 year period. It is crucial that future housing need is met to help deliver economic growth. Utilising up to date national projections, market indicators and local economic forecasts, our team uses the reputable Chelmer model to consider future housing needs. Our assessments then identify whether Local Authorities have enough supply of housing land to meet their own housing needs. Our economics service include: • • • • •

Supporting Local Plan Representations and Examinations Supporting Planning Applications Supporting Planning Appeals Expert Witness Identifying opportunities for future land acquisition

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Cirencester Bristol

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PEGASUSPG.CO.UK Pegasus Group is a trading name of Pegasus Planning Group Limited (07277000) registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Pegasus House, Querns Business Centre, Whitworth Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1RT

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